U.S. Probes New Syria Weapons Allegations

Officials Cite 'Suspicions' Regime Used Chemical Agents

By

Adam Entous and

Julian E. Barnes

April 19, 2013 8:47 a.m. ET

WASHINGTON—American intelligence agencies are reviewing what some officials see as the first credible indications that Syrian forces used small amounts of chemical weapons in recent fighting, senior U.S. and European officials said.

Four senior U.S. officials cited "increasing suspicions" within U.S. intelligence circles that Syrian forces have used chemical agents, based on witness accounts and preliminary testing of...